The Washington critic., 1887-10-18
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.


were Bass ViOl, Joe Mitchell, Tornado and
Lex.
Tho Cotton OH Trust Of New York has
deferred the payment OF the November
dividend.
Rev. Charles A. Berry OF Wolverhamp.
ton, Eng, Is suggested for Mr.. Beecher's
successor.
The Western Union has taken fun pos
session OF the Baltimore and Ohio Tele
graph property.
The "Great" International Encampment
ct Chicago was placed In the hands OF
receiver yesterday.
Henry George predicts that either he or
Frederick ID. Grant will be the next secre-
tary OF State for New York.
The annual cane rush at the University OF
Pennsylvania resulted yesterday, for the
first time on record, In favor OF the fresh
men.
A school building in course OF erection In
New York collapsed yesterday and buried
twenty workmen in the ruins, five OF whom
were Killed.
Henry Burgess planning mill at Lancaster,
Pa, was burned last night with a large
stock Of hard woods. Loss 10000; insur-
ance only partial.
The fourth annual international conven-
tion OF the Brotherhood OF Railroad Brake
men Of the United States and Canada
opened In Binghampton, N. Y, yesterday.
John F. Henry & Co., wholesale drug.
gists, New York, made an assignment yes
terday. The assignee stated that he be.
lieved the firm would pay In full IL given
time.
W. W. Perry, one OF the ablest lawyers
In Hartford, Conn, has been sent to the In
sane asylum. He had large practice and
was assistant district attorney for nunber
| of years.
The large cotton and wooden mill OF the
Paramount Manufacturing Company at
Lennei, Delaware County, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Fire at Stevens, Lancaster County, Pa,
| yesterday morning, destroyed McKee's cigar
factory, with large quantity Of cased to-
bacco; Luiz & Helzer's implement store,
and barber shop. Loss, $4,000; partially
insured
| Commodore schey, U. s. N, arrived at
| Newport, X. | yesterday, and inspected
the training-shlp. The Commodore pre-
sented the FarrSgut prize medal for general
excellence to apprentice j. j O'Mara of the
jamestown.
| Tommy Warren, the feather-weight pu-
| gilist Of Minneapolis, was arrested Satur-
day on the general charge OF vagrancy, but
when the case was called the city attorney
stated that the arrest was the result Of a
Misunderstanding
| Robert Neil's boarding. house, at Lake
Edward, Quebec, was burned Sunday night.
Three of the boarders, named Thomas Lan-
dus OF Norton Mills, Vt, WIN. Buchan Of
| Little River, and George Scotton OF CalifOr-
mia, were burned to death.
Charles Wilcox, gatekeeper on the d
las turnpike, near Wilkesbarre, Pa, shot
and killed George Brooks yesterday. VIII
cox claims that they were both playing
with O revolver, and that It was accidentally
discharged. Both are boys.
The steamship Fulda, which arrived at
New York yesterday, brought Andrew Car
negie and deputation of members OF both
houses Of Parliament, who have been ap.
pointed by the Peace Association of Great
Britain to wait upon the President
The steamer Warwick arrived at st.
Johns, N. F., yesterday, with the piston of
her lower engine broken. The damage will
be repaired, OBTAINING the steamer three
weeks. The Warwick left Norfolk, Va,
on October Z, with I, ,23l bales OF cotton.
A rough statement OF the affairs of II.
Webster & Co, wholesale dealers in liquors,
at Nos. IS and so Broad street, New York,
shows liabilities s735,000; actual assets,
SSl3,000; net surplus, $4,000. They have
S3g3,0OO in merchandise and 100000 in
book accounts.
A meeting Of clergymen Of different de.
nominations, to the number OF 100, was held
in New York, yesterday, to devise means
by which the traffic in liquor on the Sabbath
might be prevented. A committee was ap
pointed to call public meeting to take
action on the subject.
1t is believed that an attempt was made
about Q O'Clock yesterday morning, to burr
the Hattie House, the leading hotel Of
Knoxville, Tenn. The flames were, fortu
nately, noticed In time to be put out by
buckets of water. The safe was robbed oi
500 during the excitement.
Henry s. Little OF Trenton, " j pub
lishes flfteen.column reiteraton of hl'
charges against Senator McPhcrson OF bar
gaining TO secure the election Of Genera
sewell as Senator In return for business
favors. Mr.. Little declares that Senator Me
Pherson ought to shoot him (Little) II tht
charges are not proved.
About 1000 persons assembled In Unioi
Square, New York last night to protes
against the action Of the police in dlspersin!
the meeting of the Progressive Labor part,
adopted iu which the police were denounced
for clubbing workingmen, while they al
lowed the roughs who were trying to breal
up the meeting to 60 scot free.
An east-bound passenger train on th
Wabash Road, with large number Of pas
sengers aboard, had u narrow escape from
destruction Sunday night Just before tn
Long Bridge, near North Moreno, Mich.
was reached, the engineer made the dis
covery that the structure was on fire, aut
succeeded In stopping his train.
A fire broke out In the packing depart
ment Of Adams & Co.'s glass works, 4
Pittsburg, yesterday afternoon. The entir
glass works plant, a row Of tenements, tw
brick dwellings, three small stables and
portion OF Jackson's livery stables wer
, consumed. A number of other dwelling
, were damaged. Loss estimated at $50, ,00(
: Last Thursday night q band Of maske
negroes went to the house OF RobeI
Robertson (colored), living near Edge
field, s. c., dragged him to the wood
and whipped him until life was almost e,
.. tinct. The cause that led to the whippin
was the intimate relations Of Robertso
with the wife of one OF the attacking party